Simon Dein
University of London
95 Papers
632 Citations
Simon Dein is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Spirituality. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 89 publications. Previous affiliations of Simon Dein include Guy's Hospital & University College London.
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Papers
Religion, spirituality and mental health
TL;DR: This paper found that mental health clinicians are less likely to be religious, and recent correspondence in the Psychiatric Bulletin suggests that some at least do not consider it appropriate to encourage discussion of any spiritual or religious concerns with patients.
COVID-19, mental health and religion: an agenda for future research
TL;DR: The world is being turned “upside down” by a worldwide pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), for which there is yet no effective treatment or vaccination.
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Ethnicity and religious coping with mental distress
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe what constitutes religious coping and compare patterns of religious coping across ethnic groups, finding that religious coping was most commonly practiced by Bangladeshi Muslims and African Caribbean Christians, while cultural or spiritual coping practices were indistinguishable from religious coping among Muslims.
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Jinn, psychiatry and contested notions of misfortune among east London Bangladeshis.
TL;DR: This study examines understandings of misfortune among east London Bangladeshis, particularly with respect to the role of jinn spirits, within the context of a discourse on tradition and modernity with particular emphasis on Islam andmodernity.
Jinn and mental health: looking at jinn possession in modern psychiatric practice
Simon Dein,Abdool Samad Illaiee +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study which exemplifies jinn possession is presented and clinical implications of the findings are discussed, arguing for collaborative working relationships between Islamic religious professionals and mental health professionals.
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